Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by Y_Y on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:58AM
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Not even Bear Grylls wants to eat something called a "maggot". They're going to need some serious rebranding upfront.
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Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by overcast on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:17PM
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All you need is a clever marketing name, like Chilean Sea Bass. Problem solved.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by benj111 on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:09PM
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Grubs?
Fly calves?
SFMHPP? (Soldier Fly Maggot High Protein Powder)
I suspect some variation of the latter is how this will get into the food chain. Identifiable insects get in the news, but it'll probably be as an additive where it sees most use. After all what percentage of chicken is sold as actual whole pieces of chicken rather than reformed, breaded, sauced, otherwise processed meat?
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by TopRattata on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:13PM
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> Fly calves?
Micro-veal! Bam, now it's fancy.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by jacobedawson on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:25PM
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Wee-veal?
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by benj111 on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:48PM
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I think you're misunderstanding what we're trying to do here. We're trying to get away from the insectiness, not charge towards it.... Otherwise it would obviously be beeftle.... Until the horse fly meat scandal.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by rmilk on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:43PM
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“Bug Bites” is the name of the fish food in my local pet store. Comes in goldfish formula and algae eater formula.
The package says it is grown by Enterra Feed in Canada using unconsumed fruit and vegetable that would go to waste.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by JabavuAdams on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:18PM
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Reminds me of the pesticide spray bottle that had a magnified picture of a giant juicy grub right where you would have to put your hand to pick up the bottle.
Um, great marketing there folks.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by stirfrykitty on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:35PM
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That episode when Bear killed and "ate" the skunk was hilarious. I recall him saying that cooking it "smelled like burning tires". Hilarious.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by omarhaneef on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:59AM
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Perhaps "Le Magot -- the new cuisine"
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by biztos on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:00PM
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Or two of them?
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by NikolaeVarius on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:14PM
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I'm pretty sure he would eat a maggot, its not anything that is different from what he has already eaten
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by stirfrykitty on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:36PM
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Andrew Zimmern would surely eat them and maybe has done. He's eaten everything else. I recall him saying the only things he will not eat are Durian and oatmeal (texture thing).
Editing to say he did eat grubs on one episode and said something along the lines of it feeling like a massive pop of pus in his mouth. I swore then I would never follow suit.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by twic on Friday July 19, 2019 @02:48PM
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Steve would eat them:
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by pcmaffey on Friday July 19, 2019 @02:05PM
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Black oysters.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by inflatableDodo on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:03PM
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May I suggest 'worm', as it doesn't seem to stop tequila drinkers.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by overcast on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:22PM
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The presence of a mezcal worm is a good indication of a shit product using marketing. No one drinks that stuff unless they are naive.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by JabavuAdams on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:16PM
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Nope, nope, nope. Not good enough.
Re:Black soldier fly maggots: high in protein with a small c...
by unstatusthequo on Friday July 19, 2019 @12:06PM
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Might end up in Beyond Meat and similar for all we know.